UDanyeli 10:1-21
10 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kukaKhoresi+ inkosi yePhesiya, uDanyeli owayebizwa ngokuthi nguBhelitheshazari+ wanikwa isambulo. Umbiko awutholayo wawuphathelane lokulwisana okukhulu njalo wawuliqiniso. Wawuzwisisa umbiko lo futhi wancediswa ukuthi akuqedisise lokho ayekubonile.
2 Ngalezonsuku mina Danyeli ngasengilamaviki amathathu agcweleyo ngikhala.+
3 Angizange ngidle izibiliboco njalo angizange ngifake inyama loba iwayini emlonyeni wami, angizange ngigcobe amafutha okwamaviki amathathu agcweleyo.
4 Mhlaka 24 ngenyanga yokuqala ngathi ngisekhunjini lomfula omkhulu uThigrisi,*+
5 ngabona indoda eyayigqoke izigqoko zelineni+ njalo ekhalweni lwayo yayibophe ibhanti legolide lase-Ufazi.
6 Umzimba wayo wawucazimula njengekhrisolithe,*+ ubuso bayo buphazima angathi ngumbane. Amehlo ayo ayenjengezibane ezibhebhayo, inyawo lengalo zayo kwakunjengekhopha ekhazimulayo+ njalo amazwi ayo ayezwakala angathi ngawabantu abanengi.
7 Mina Danyeli, yimi ngedwa engawubonayo umbono lo.+ Amadoda engangilawo kawabonanga lutho kodwa abanjwa ngumhedehede abaleka ayacatsha.
8 Ngasala sengingedwa njalo ngathi ngibona umbono lo omkhulu ngaphela amandla, ubuso bami bahloba, ngaba mdambiyana.+
9 Ngemva kwalokho ngayizwa ikhuluma kodwa ngathi ngiyilalele ikhuluma ngajunywa yibuthongo ubuso bami buthe mbo phansi.+
10 Ngasengisizwa isandla singithinta,+ sanginyikinya ngavuka ngaguqa ngamadolo ngibambelele phansi.
11 Yathi kimi:
“Danyeli wena ndoda eligugu kakhulu,*+ ngicela ulalelisise amazwi engizakutshela wona khathesi. Sukuma ume lapho obumi khona ngoba ngithunywe kuwe.”
Yathi isitsho njalo kimi ngasukuma ngiqhuqha.
12 Yasisithi kimi: “Ungesabi+ Danyeli, amazwi akho azwakele kusukela ngelanga lokuqala owazinikela ngalo ngenhliziyo yakho yonke ukuthi uzwisise izinto lezi kanye lokuthi uzithobe phambi kukaNkulunkulu wakho. Ngilapha nje ngenxa yamazwi akho+
13 kodwa inkosana+ yombuso wasePhesiya ibilokhu ilwisana lami okwamalanga angu-21. Kuze kwabuya uMikhayeli*+ omunye wabakhokheli abaphakemeyo wanginceda njalo bengilokhu ngikhonale eceleni kwamakhosi asePhesiya.
14 Ngilande ukuzokuncedisa ukuthi uzwisise lokho okuzakwehlela abantu bakini ekucineni kwezinsuku,+ ngoba umbono owubonileyo uphathelane lalokho okuzakwenzakala esikhathini esizayo.”+
15 Yathi ingitshela amazwi la, ngakhangela phansi ngehluleka ukukhuluma.
16 Lowo owayenjengomuntu wathinta izindebe zami+ ngasengivula umlomo ngathi kulowo owayemi phambi kwami: “Nkosi yami ngiyaqhuqha ngenxa yombono lo njalo angiselamandla.+
17 Pho inceku yakho ingenelisa njani ukukhuluma lawe nkosi yami?+ Angiselamandla njalo sengisehluleka lokuphefumula.”+
18 Lowo owayenjengomuntu waphinda wangithinta wangiqinisa.+
19 Wasesithi: “Ungesabi+ wena ndoda eligugu kakhulu.*+ Ukuthula akube lawe.+ Qina ndoda, qina.” Wathi elokhu esakhuluma lami ngezwa sengiqinile ngasengisithi: “Khuluma nkosi yami ngoba usungiqinisile.”
20 Wasesithi: “Uyakwazi yini ukuthi bengilandeni kuwe? Khathesi ngizabuyela ngiyekulwa lenkosana yePhesiya.+ Nxa sengisukile, inkosana yeGrisi izabuya.
21 Lanxa kunjalo ngizakutshela izinto ezibhalwe emabhukwini eqiniso. Kakho ngitsho loyedwa ongisekelayo ezintweni lezi ngaphandle kukaMikhayeli+ umkhokheli wakini.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “uHidekheli.”
^ Ikhrisolithe lilitshe eliligugu.
^ Kumbe, “ethandwa kakhulu; eqakathekiswa kakhulu.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ngubani onjengoNkulunkulu?”
^ Kumbe, “ethandwa kakhulu; eqakathekiswa kakhulu.”
